Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea
North Korea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.5 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.5 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea peaked at 1 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5 modelled data, in 2002.
That places North Korea 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 modelled data | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6667 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8571 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7778 modelled data | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7778 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7778 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7778 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.75 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6667 modelled data | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7143 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6667 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.75 modelled data | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.5 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.5 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -50.0% | 1 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data |
| 2003 | +33.3% | 0.5 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data |
| 2023 | -33.3% | 0.75 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7979 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.672 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.7778 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.575 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in North Korea was 0.5 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 modelled data in 2002.
- How does North Korea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- North Korea ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release